", It was not an experience Swift much enjoyed. Wasn't Will Wheaton all over Doctor Who at one point? (PROSE: Rose) By 2005, the family were living on Juke Street (TV: Rose, GAME: Security Bot) and Clive was working as an estate agent. Read about our approach to external linking. "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. Quite a lot of rather glib "phoned in" moments in Season 15. (PROSE: Rose), As a child, Clive was interested in a variety of mysteries, including Big Foot, Sasquatch, the Mary Celeste, yeti, the Bermuda Triangle, the Loch Ness Monster, the Roswell crash and the panthers of Dartmoor. She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. Species: Diverse roles from Shakespeare to Hitchcock and #DoctorWho to the much harangued husband of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). 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Clive J Finch known as CJ in his youth was a human conspiracy theorist who collected information on the Doctor and ran a conspiracy website, Doctor Who?. God it isn't 1912 anymore Richard. Vanier, a Canadian religious figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over the past half-century, has died Tuesday May 7, 2019 in Paris after suffering from thyroid cancer at 90. Astute and observational, Hardys comedy was fuelled by his political passion, Literary editor and novelist who won the Costa Award for biography, aged 91, died on 23 January, aged 101. "I decided if Richard was a really meek and submissive person, there was no conflict, because he'd be just a bit of fluff for Hyacinth: he said. Clive Smith stars in Doctor Who - Voyage Of The Damned, Clive starred in a number of roles from 1971 to 2017 - including an alien in Doctor Who, He was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances. What's he waiting for? And RTD and Julie had to ok the piece before it was published. Thats what I perform. Actor And of course with his first 3 years being so successful, his ego had probably started to really take off. Testament to what a sod he'd been on set all month. And he doesn't appear to have reacted well to new, young 'boss' Graham Williams after being well handled by Hinchcliffe. Forum Member 01/11/17 - 12:31 in Doctor Who #1. "I so much admire what he brought to the barely sketched role of Hyacinth's husband and treasure the memories of our happy collaboration.". The 79-year-old, along with his brother Charles, poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the political and lobbying system promoting a conservative agenda. Student parts included Falstaff, and it was in the university dramatic society that he met Jacobi and McKellen, who would become lifelong friends, and the novelist Margaret Drabble, whom he married in 1960. Clive Swift is a very distinguished actor with a fantastic range of credits. Replying to @DrWhoMoment. You can tell them about my character. He did a pretty unresponsive interview with. You gave great copy.https://t.co/dngI2ldPHm #CliveSwift pic.twitter.com/srvVg0YoTU, Benjamin Cook (@benjamin_cook) February 1, 2019. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). The Monkees singer Peter Tork died on 21 February, aged 77. 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? Swift cut off Cook's final question with the remark that "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. As a member of the RSC, he earned early critical praise in William Gaskills revival of Cymbeline, with Vanessa Redgrave as Imogen, and later for the 1966 production of The Tempest, in which he starred as Caliban opposite Timothy Wests Prospero. Some of the hundreds of readers of his website who sent in their experiences about the Doctor addressed Clive directly; Josiah Rowe offered to find a scanner so he could send Clive a photograph and a letter from his grandfather from the First World War, A. Fergus asked if the Doctor was some sort of vigilante, and rewboss wrote that he wasn't sure if Clive was a conspiracy theorist while dismissing any notion of the Doctor being part of a conspiracy. He also played Reverend Brewer in Born and Bred and Sir Hector in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? However, he did manage to convey an air of exasperation in his hen-pecked resignation, heard at its sardonic best when she pronounced her surname "Bouquet" and he told her. Swift also played Sir Ector, the adoptive father of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. Which they did. Considering the amount of direct Twitter links DS uses, I'm surprised this hasn't been abused before. She rose from a traumatic childhood to become a formidable force of American letters and an inspiration to women, Star of It Aint Half Hot Mum and Never the Twain died on 17 January, aged 88. I'm not getting paid, am I? He died, aged 49, on 4 March. Keeping Up Appearances was the only TV sitcom he did, yet in the minds of many he was typecast forever as Richard Bucket. [3] Cook commented in 2017 that the interview had to be approved by Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner in order to be printed, and suspected they allowed it because Swift had been a "sod" on set. As a serious-minded thespian of the old school who learnt his trade alongside Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen and the like, and was handpicked by Sir Peter Hall as an original member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Swift's frustration was perhaps understandable. As adept at drama as at comedy. Clive Walter Swift was born in Liverpool in 1936, the second of four children to Abram Swift, and Lillie (ne Greenman), the owners of a Bootle furniture shop. ", He later added: "Why should I do this? Second, also with DWM, is with Clive Swift (Mr. Copper, Voyage of the Damned) who hated being interviewed solely for this one role and started asking about money for the interview, mid interview. Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. RSC veteran was best known for starring as the beleaguered husband of Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom, and also appeared in Doctor Who Actor Clive Swift, who played Hyacinth Bucket's beleaguered husband Richard in Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82, his family has confirmed. Mark Benton We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. After the journalist informed him that he is recording the interview, Clive retorted: "Don't you know shorthand? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The last led to a notoriously ill-mannered exchange when he was interviewed for a Doctor Who fan magazine. 9 February 1936 They talked through the night and entered into a relationship, getting married and having two sons, Ben and Michael. "Sometimes I tell them to f*** off. Clive Swift - Grumpy Interview. What a silly question.". Votes: 22 EDIT: Link to the Clive Swift interview https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview but cant find the Chris Bidmead one. You can tell them about my character. Having reached this enormously old age, and having done a great deal professionally, I now feel able to be myself. She was 97. pic.twitter.com/ltEjMCgyzV, "Don't you know shorthand?" An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . But staying in the role for 7 years..don't think anyone else could or should do that. I'm not getting paid, am I? Actor Clive Swift, known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket's hen-pecked husband Richard in BBC One's 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82. K2k Posts: 200. Appearances: He was best known for his role as Richard Bucket, the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth (played by Patricia Routledge ) in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances , but played many other film and television roles. That's what I perform. An unearthed interview with the late Clive Swift revealed that he had become bored with his iconic character Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. I'm sure you'll write something very nice. Birth date: Television work included roles in several BBC Shakespeare adaptations, Inspector Morse and Doctor Who. He recovered his voice well enough to join the RSC the next year and became a fixture in Hall's newly formed company for almost a decade. However, at the end of the interview, Swift tells the writer: "There's no reason why I should talk to you at all, so you shouldn't push it. She was 32. Clive Finch England When he accepted a place at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, it was not for "the grim prospect of studying English", but because there was "the bonus that they had a thriving theatre". Jobel, Copper "I could walk around unrecognised, but all that changed with Keeping Up Appearances," he complained. (PROSE: Rose) Sometime during February, Clive and his family visited Thorpe Park. Send feedback to whovian@cuttingsarchive.org, http://cuttingsarchive.org/images/9/9f/2019-02-05_Times.jpg, http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Clive_Swift&oldid=27916. Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Humans who have been inside the Doctor's TARDIS. DeSantis won't say he's running. ", And when the writer asked him about his character in the show, he retorted: "You don't need me to tell you that. Off-screen he co-founded The Actors Centre, a meeting place for members of his profession in central London. It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. Registered in England. When work dried up, which was not often, he avoided any temptation to drink or tendency to depression by "writing music at the piano, playing tennis and watching Arsenal". Actor Clive Swift, known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket's hen-pecked husband Richard in BBC One's 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82. On one occasion a lorry driver pulled up beside him at a traffic light and wound down his window to shout "Why don't you leave the old cow? He spent six years playing Richard opposite Dame Patricia Routledge. In an unearthed interview with Doctor Who Magazine back in 2007, Richard discussed his upcoming role the Christmas Special of that year, Voyage of the Damned, as well as his stage show, named Richard Bucket Overflows. According to the guy who did the interview on twitter, he had to have the interview signed off by Russell and Julie. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory) In 1963, when Clive was two years old, his father, Second Lieutenant Gary Jonathan Finch, was killed by an . Clive Swift, actor in Keeping Up Appearances, dies aged 82 RSC veteran was best known for starring as the beleaguered husband of Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom, and also appeared in Doctor. Oliver Tuku Mtukudzis popularity stretched back to the 1970s and cut across political and generational divides, CIA disguise master whose Iran escape inspired Ben Afflecks Argo died on 19 January, aged 78. First appearance: He was at home surrounded by his family. Man died after being run over while asleep on strangers driveway, Londons most valuable house could be yours if you have a spare 300,000,000, Note in chimney tells couple their house was 100 times cheaper 50 years ago, Police hunt after man set on fire in London attack, Stranger Things stage show coming to the West End and consider us spooked, who passed away this morning at the age of 82, Do not sell or share my personal information. Clive Swift, actor, was born on February 9, 1936. He was previously married to Margaret Drabble. (PROSE: Rose), Shortly after his meeting with Rose, Clive and his family went on a shopping trip and were in Queen's Arcade when the Autons were activated. Doctor Who Production News @DoctorWhoPN. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview. Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Actor: Excalibur. Children: The celebrated writer of 11 novels was known for her searing works about slavery and the experiences of black women, including 1987s Beloved, the story of a runaway female slave for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction the following year. If youd like to join in, please sign in or register. ", He later did lighten up, revealing: "It wasn't until we'd been filming for two weeks that I realised that Mr Copper is an alien!". His elder brother, David (obituary, May 26, 2016), also became an actor and was best known as the irascible newsreader Henry Davenport in the TV comedy Drop the Dead Donkey. His family fled for their lives, screaming. Job: Influential musician Dr John, born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, died aged 77. When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview. You would think his 1,000,000 would be more that enough ;P. Clive Swift was just being a dick for no reason, but the Bidmead interview was kind of interesting. The story of the daring and inventive escape he orchestrated within an enemy state ended up in an Oscar-winning film, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who cracked mainstream success died on 17 January, aged 83. wasn't he one of the stickers given away recently? Alternate counterparts ofClive Finch An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. Clive said: "There's no reason why I should talk to you at all, so you shouldn't push it. Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who, Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential, https://web.archive.org/web/20131205215625/http://benjamincook.net/writing/doctor-who-magazine/interviews-and-articles/who-on-earth-is/clive-swift/, https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1184629163602382850?lang=en. Born 9 February 1936, in Liverpool. Something went wrong, please try again later. Caroline Finch Many years later, he would play Hitchcock in a BBC radio play called Strangers on a Film. Place of origin: Clive told her that "the Doctor" was held to be a title handed down from father to son, but he believed that the Doctor was an immortal alien. The Sowetan later described the Rand Daily Mail under Louw as the "first white newspaper to regard blacks as human beings. According to his agent, the actor died at his home on Friday after a short illness, surrounded by his family. I think they give a much better picture of Who history rather than. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. Stars: Eric Saward, Clive Swift, Graeme Harper, Trevor Cooper. The actor, who passed away this morning at the age of 82, became most known for playing the long-suffering husband in the 90s sitcom. He is survived by Drabble and their sons Adam, professor of political theory at University College London, and Joe, a garden designer, presenter of BBC TV's Gardener's World and Times columnist. You should double-check all citations. Then he was subdued and occasionally rather knackered seeming in his last year. Dame Patricia said she was "deeply saddened" to hear of her former co-star's death. The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article here: The original twitter account wasn't very happy and has renamed his account "Digital Spy Smells" so it appears on all their twitter links in the . "So the first thing I had to do was to fight back! During the course of the interview Swift questioned Cook's journalism credentials, dismissed questions, and commented on not being paid to participate. 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